Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question During an umra performed while I was very unwell, I stepped outside the boundary during sa‘i, later counted fourteen circuits instead of seven, and used perfumed soap for istinja and washed my hands to the wrists. Is a sacrifice (dam) due for any of these, and may I give […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Regarding major impurities, impurities up to 5 cm in diameter are excused. Does this exemption apply only to a single spot? For example, if multiple splashes of impure toilet water touch my skin, should I consider their combined size, or is having more than one spot enough to make […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Where exactly does the ankle begin and end for the washing of the feet in wudu, and is it the same for men and women? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate In the Hanafi school, the ankle (kaʿb) in wudu is the protruding bone on […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Over the years, my purity period has shortened to 12-15 days, but my period occurs with normal symptoms. It has been consistent for months, so it’s not istihada. According to this answer Rules Regarding an Incomplete Clean Period, I should treat the first days as istihada until 15 days of […]